atone

美 [əˈtoʊn]英 [əˈtəʊn]
  • vi.赎罪;弥补(过错);赎(罪)

派生词: atonement n. 过去式: atoned 现在分词: atoning 过去分词: atoned 第三人称单数: atones

atoneatone

verb

formal赎(罪);弥补(过错)
to act in a way that shows you are sorry for doing sth wrong in the past

to atone for a crime

赎罪

make amends

atone

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    VERB 弥补;赔罪;补偿
    If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it.

    He felt he had atoned for what he had done to his son...

    他觉得他对儿子已无亏欠。

verb

1
turn away from sin or do penitence
Synonym: repent
2
make amends for
expiate one's sins
Synonym: expiate aby abye

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  1. He who beholds the gods against their will , shall atone for it by a heavy penalty .

    谁违背神的意志看见了神,就要受到重罚以赎罪

  2. He wished to atone for the wrong he had done .

    他希为他从前所犯的过错赎罪。

  3. I 'll never live long enough to atone .

    我一生都无法弥补。

  4. He felt he had atoned for what he had done to his son

    他觉得他对儿子已无亏欠。

  5. He atoned by apologizing

    他道歉赔罪。

  6. He is anxious to atone for his neglect .

    他急切地想弥补自己的疏忽之过。

  7. He felt he had atoned for his sins .

    他觉得他已赎罪了。

  8. Perform meritorious service to atone for one 's crimes so as to obtain clemency from the people .

    立功赎罪,以求得人民的宽恕。

  9. He atoned for his sin with life .

    他以生命赎罪。

  10. What will you do to atone for this sin ?

    你将做什么来赎这罪呢?

  11. But afterwards changed the motionless industry to succeed atone fell swoop .

    而后来转向不动产业一举成功。

  12. Not all our geese become swans , but one swan atones for many flocks of geese .

    我们周遭的芸芸众生并非个个都会成大器,但这些芸芸众生中只要一个成大器就够了

  13. Nothing could atone for the loss of good blood .

    没有什么能补偿优良血统的丧失。

  14. Blood must atone for blood .

    赎回血债要用血来还。

  15. I believe that he was also atoning for his sins .

    我相信也是在赎罪

  16. I respect that she wants to atone in person ,

    我尊重她想当面忏悔的意愿

  17. Bush spent much of his second term atoning for the mistakes of the first .

    在第二个任期的大部分时间里,布什都在弥补他在第一个任期内犯下的错误。

  18. His hard work atones for his lack of skill .

    他的艰苦努力弥补了技术的不熟练。

  19. I have a lot to atone for , but there is one issue I really want to discuss .

    我有很多事情需要补偿,但在此我有一件事需要澄清。

  20. How do we know that Christ is now in His atoning work ?

    我们怎知道基督现今正在进行赎罪的工作?

  21. Some want to atone for past mistakes .

    另一些国家则希望为过去的错误忏悔。

  22. which I trust will atone for the errors I commit .

    我相信其会对我犯的错误作出弥补。

  23. You should try to atone for the past .

    你应该试著为过去赔罪。

  24. I don 't know where I will go to atone for my sins .

    我不知道要去哪里偿还我的罪。

  25. I 'm afraid he cannot atone for his negligence in the matter .

    我怕他无法弥补由于在这件事上的疏忽而造成的损失。

  26. She had atoned for everything by the sacrifice she had made of her life .

    她用牺牲生命来抵偿了一切。

  27. To some degree , it can atone errors caused by the low equipment precision and the lack of equipment .

    在一定程度上,它可以弥补由于设备精度或设备缺失带来的误差。

  28. I offer a chance for you to atone for the death of his wife .

    我给过你机会弥补杀死他妻子的罪过。

  29. They are atoning and changing their ways , as they should .

    而现在它们正在进行弥补,改变方法,正如他们应该做的那样。

  30. How can you expect to atone for leaving so large a part of your work undone ?

    你把工作留下那么多没做,你怎么能补救得了呢?

compensate atone redeem 【导航词义:赔偿,弥补】
compensate v. 赔偿,补偿
〔辨析〕

指因使他人受到伤害、损失等而给予赔偿,也指对某事的不良影响进行弥补,常后接介词 for。

〔例证〕

The lawyer said she should be compensated for the sufferings.

律师说,她应该为所遭受的痛苦得到赔偿。

Survivors were given $30,000 each to help compensate for their losses.

幸存者每人得到3万美元,作为对他们所受损失的补偿。

Her intelligence compensates for her lack of experience.

她的聪明才智弥补了她的经验不足。

atone v. 〈正式〉补偿,弥补
〔辨析〕

指弥补过错或赎罪,常后接介词 for。

〔例证〕

He felt he had atoned for his sins.

他觉得他已赎罪了。

He is anxious to atone for his neglect.

他急切地想弥补自己的疏忽之过。

redeem v. 〈正式〉偿清,弥补
〔辨析〕

主要指偿还所欠债务,也指对事情进行补救。

〔例证〕

redeem a loan/mortgage

还清贷款/按揭贷款

The single redeeming feature of your behaviour is that you're not denying it.

你的行为的唯一可取之处就是你没有对此否认。